Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 124
NarP 1 124.1
सनातन उवाच अथ नारद वक्ष्यामि शृणु पूर्णाव्रतानि ते । यानि कृत्वा नरो नारी प्राप्नुयात्सुखसंततिम्
sanātana uvāca atha nārada vakṣyāmi śṛṇu pūrṇāvratāni te / yāni kṛtvā naro nārī prāpnuyātsukhasaṃtatim
Sanātana said: Now, Nārada, I shall tell you—listen—the observances of the full-moon days, by performing which a man or a woman may obtain happy offspring.
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NarP 1 124.2
चैत्रपूर्णा तु विप्रेन्द्र मन्वादिः समुदाहृता । अस्यां सान्नोदकं कुंभं प्रदद्यात्सोमतुष्टये
caitrapūrṇā tu viprendra manvādiḥ samudāhṛtā / asyāṃ sānnodakaṃ kuṃbhaṃ pradadyātsomatuṣṭaye
The full moon of Caitra, O best of brahmins, is declared to be the beginning of a Manu (era); on it one should give a pot with food and water for the satisfaction of Soma.
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NarP 1 124.3
वैशाख्यामपि पूर्णायां दानं सर्वस्य सर्वदम् । यद्यद्द्रव्यं ददेद्विप्रे तत्तदाप्नोति निश्चितम्
vaiśākhyāmapi pūrṇāyāṃ dānaṃ sarvasya sarvadam / yadyaddravyaṃ dadedvipre tattadāpnoti niścitam
On the full moon of Vaiśākha too, a gift of anything gives everything: whatever substance one gives to a brahmin, that very thing he certainly obtains.
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NarP 1 124.4
धर्मराजव्रतं चात्र कथितं तन्निशामय । शृतान्नमुदकुंभं च वैशाख्यां वै द्विजोत्तमे
dharmarājavrataṃ cātra kathitaṃ tanniśāmaya / śṛtānnamudakuṃbhaṃ ca vaiśākhyāṃ vai dvijottame
And the observance of Dharmarāja is told here—hear it: cooked food and a water-pot on the Vaiśākha full moon, (given) to an excellent brahmin,
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NarP 1 124.5
दद्याद्गोदानफलदं धर्मराजस्य तुष्टये । अत्र कृष्णाजिनं दद्यात्सखुरं च सशृङ्गकम्
dadyādgodānaphaladaṃ dharmarājasya tuṣṭaye / atra kṛṣṇājinaṃ dadyātsakhuraṃ ca saśṛṅgakam
one should give (it), which yields the fruit of the gift of a cow, for the satisfaction of Dharmarāja. On this (day) one should give a black antelope skin, with its hooves and with its horns,
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NarP 1 124.6
तिलैः सहसमाच्छाद्य वस्त्रैर्हेम्ना द्विजातये । यस्तु कृष्णाजिनं दद्यात्सत्कृत्य विधिपूर्वकम्
tilaiḥ sahasamācchādya vastrairhemnā dvijātaye / yastu kṛṣṇājinaṃ dadyātsatkṛtya vidhipūrvakam
covering it over with sesame seeds, along with garments and gold, to a twice-born. He who gives a black antelope skin, honouring (the recipient) according to the rule,
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NarP 1 124.7
सर्वशास्त्रविदे सप्तद्वीपभूमिप्रदः स वै । मोदते विष्णु लोके हि यावच्चन्द्रार्कतारकम्
sarvaśāstravide saptadvīpabhūmipradaḥ sa vai / modate viṣṇu loke hi yāvaccandrārkatārakam
to one who knows all the scriptures, he indeed is a giver of the land of the seven continents; he rejoices in the world of Viṣṇu for as long as moon, sun and stars (endure).
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NarP 1 124.8
कुंभान्स्वच्छजलैः पूर्णान्हिरण्येन समन्वितान् । यः प्रदद्याद्द्विजाग्र्येभ्यः स न शोचति कर्हिचित्
kuṃbhānsvacchajalaiḥ pūrṇānhiraṇyena samanvitān / yaḥ pradadyāddvijāgryebhyaḥ sa na śocati karhicit
He who gives to foremost brahmins pots filled with clear water and accompanied by gold, he never grieves.
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NarP 1 124.9
अथ ज्येष्टस्य पूर्णायां वटसावित्रिकं व्रतम् । सोपवासा वटं सिंचेत्सलिलैरमृतोपमैः
atha jyeṣṭasya pūrṇāyāṃ vaṭasāvitrikaṃ vratam / sopavāsā vaṭaṃ siṃcetsalilairamṛtopamaiḥ
Next, on the full moon of Jyeṣṭha (comes) the vow of the banyan and Sāvitrī: fasting, (a woman) should sprinkle the banyan tree with waters like nectar,
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NarP 1 124.10
सृत्रेण वेष्टयेच्चैव सशताष्टप्रदक्षिणम् । ततः संप्रार्थद्दैवीं सावित्रीं सुपतिव्रताम्
sṛtreṇa veṣṭayeccaiva saśatāṣṭapradakṣiṇam / tataḥ saṃprārthaddaivīṃ sāvitrīṃ supativratām
and she should wind it round with thread, with a hundred and eight circumambulations; then she should pray to the divine Sāvitrī, the excellent devoted wife:
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NarP 1 124.11
जगत्पूज्ये जगन्मातः सावित्रि पतिदैवते । पत्या सहावियोगं मे वटस्थे कुरु ते नमः
jagatpūjye jaganmātaḥ sāvitri patidaivate / patyā sahāviyogaṃ me vaṭasthe kuru te namaḥ
"O you worshipped by the world, mother of the world, Sāvitrī, whose deity is her husband, dwelling in the banyan, grant me non-separation from my husband; homage to you."
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NarP 1 124.12
इति सप्रार्थ्य या नारी भोजयित्वा परे ऽहनि । सुवासिनीः स्वयं भुञ्ज्यात्सा स्यात्सौभाग्यभागिनी
iti saprārthya yā nārī bhojayitvā pare 'hani / suvāsinīḥ svayaṃ bhuñjyātsā syātsaubhāgyabhāginī
The woman who, having thus prayed, on the next day feeds married women (whose husbands live) and then eats herself, she becomes a partaker of good fortune.
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NarP 1 124.13
आषाढस्य तु पूर्णायां गोपद्मव्रतमुच्यते । चतुर्भुजं महाकायं जांबूनदसमप्रभम्
āṣāḍhasya tu pūrṇāyāṃ gopadmavratamucyate / caturbhujaṃ mahākāyaṃ jāṃbūnadasamaprabham
But on the full moon of Āṣāḍha the gopadma vow is declared: (Hari) four-armed, of great body, with radiance equal to gold,
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NarP 1 124.14
शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मरमागरुडशोभितम् । सेवितं मुनिभिर्देवैर्यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरैः
śaṅkhacakragadāpadmaramāgaruḍaśobhitam / sevitaṃ munibhirdevairyakṣagandharvakinnaraiḥ
adorned with conch, discus, mace, lotus, Ramā and Garuḍa, attended by sages, gods, yakṣas, gandharvas and kinnaras—
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NarP 1 124.15
एवंविधं हरिं तत्र स्नात्वा पूजां समाचरेत् । पौरुषेणैव सूक्तेन गन्धाद्यैरुपचारकैः
evaṃvidhaṃ hariṃ tatra snātvā pūjāṃ samācaret / pauruṣeṇaiva sūktena gandhādyairupacārakaiḥ
having bathed, one should there perform worship of Hari of such a form, with the Puruṣa hymn itself and with the attendances of perfume and the rest.
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NarP 1 124.16
आचार्यं वस्त्रभूषाद्यैस्तोषयेत्स्निग्धमानसः । भोजयेन्मिष्टपक्वान्नैर्द्विजानन्यांश्च शक्तितः
ācāryaṃ vastrabhūṣādyaistoṣayetsnigdhamānasaḥ / bhojayenmiṣṭapakvānnairdvijānanyāṃśca śaktitaḥ
With affectionate mind he should please the teacher with garments, ornaments and so forth; he should feed brahmins and others with sweet cooked food according to his ability.
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NarP 1 124.17
एवं कृत्वा व्रतं विप्र प्रसादात्कमलापतेः । ऐहिकामुष्मिकान्कामांल्लभते नात्र संशयः
evaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ vipra prasādātkamalāpateḥ / aihikāmuṣmikānkāmāṃllabhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Having thus performed the vow, O brahmin, by the grace of the Lord of Kamalā he obtains his desires in this world and the next; there is no doubt in this.
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NarP 1 124.18
कोकिलाव्रतमप्यत्र प्रोक्तं तद्विधिरुच्यते । पूर्णिमायां समारभ्य व्रतं स्नायाद्ब्रहिर्जले
kokilāvratamapyatra proktaṃ tadvidhirucyate / pūrṇimāyāṃ samārabhya vrataṃ snāyādbrahirjale
The kokilā vow too is spoken of here; its procedure is (now) told: beginning on the full moon, (the performer) of the vow should bathe in water outside (the house).
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NarP 1 124.19
पूर्णान्तं श्रावणे मासि गौरीरूपां च कोकिलाम् । स्वर्णपक्षां रत्ननेत्रां प्रवालमुखपङ्कजाम्
pūrṇāntaṃ śrāvaṇe māsi gaurīrūpāṃ ca kokilām / svarṇapakṣāṃ ratnanetrāṃ pravālamukhapaṅkajām
(and it lasts) until the full moon in the month of Śrāvaṇa; (one should meditate on) the cuckoo (kokilā) in the form of Gaurī, with golden wings, jewel eyes, and a mouth like a lotus of coral,
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NarP 1 124.20
कस्तूरीवर्णसंयुक्तामुत्पन्नां नन्दने वने । चूतचंपकवृक्षस्थां कलगीतनिनादिनीम्
kastūrīvarṇasaṃyuktāmutpannāṃ nandane vane / cūtacaṃpakavṛkṣasthāṃ kalagītaninādinīm
possessed of the colour of musk, born in the Nandana grove, perched on mango and campaka trees, uttering a sweet song,
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NarP 1 124.21
चिन्तयेत्पार्वतीं देवीं कोकिलारूपधारिणीम् । गन्धाद्यैः प्रत्यहं प्रार्च्चेल्लिखितां वर्णकैः पटे
cintayetpārvatīṃ devīṃ kokilārūpadhāriṇīm / gandhādyaiḥ pratyahaṃ prārccellikhitāṃ varṇakaiḥ paṭe
— thus should one meditate on the goddess Pārvatī bearing the form of a cuckoo; each day one should worship her, drawn with colours on a cloth, with perfumes and the rest.
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NarP 1 124.22
ततो व्रतान्ते हैमीं वा तिलपिष्टमयीं द्विज । दद्याद्विप्राय मन्त्रेण भक्त्या सस्वर्णदक्षिणाम्
tato vratānte haimīṃ vā tilapiṣṭamayīṃ dvija / dadyādviprāya mantreṇa bhaktyā sasvarṇadakṣiṇām
Then, at the end of the observance, O twice-born, he should give to a brahmin, with a mantra and with devotion, (an image) made of gold or of sesame paste, together with gold as the fee.
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NarP 1 124.23
देवीं चैत्ररथोत्पन्ने कोकिले हरवल्लभे । संपूज्य दत्ता विप्राय सर्वसौख्यकरी भव
devīṃ caitrarathotpanne kokile haravallabhe / saṃpūjya dattā viprāya sarvasaukhyakarī bhava
(Saying:) "O goddess, O cuckoo born in the Caitraratha (grove), beloved of Hara, having been worshipped and given to a brahmin, be the giver of every happiness."
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NarP 1 124.24
द्विजं सुवासिनीस्त्रिंशदेकां वा भोजयेत्ततः । वस्त्रादिदक्षिणां शक्त्या दत्वा नत्वा विसर्जयेत्
dvijaṃ suvāsinīstriṃśadekāṃ vā bhojayettataḥ / vastrādidakṣiṇāṃ śaktyā datvā natvā visarjayet
Then he should feed a brahmin and thirty married women, or one (of them); having given, according to his means, cloth and other things as the fee, and having bowed, he should dismiss (them).
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NarP 1 124.25
एवं या कुरुते नारी कोकिलाव्रतमुत्तम् । सा लभेत्सुखसौभाग्यं सप्तजन्मसुनारद
evaṃ yā kurute nārī kokilāvratamuttam / sā labhetsukhasaubhāgyaṃ saptajanmasunārada
The woman who thus performs the excellent cuckoo observance obtains happiness and marital good fortune for seven births, O Nārada.
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NarP 1 124.26
अथ श्रावणपूर्णायां वेदोपाकरणं स्मृतम् । यजुर्भिस्तत्र कर्त्तव्यं देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम्
atha śrāvaṇapūrṇāyāṃ vedopākaraṇaṃ smṛtam / yajurbhistatra karttavyaṃ devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam
Now, on the full moon of Śrāvaṇa, the commencement (of Veda study) is prescribed; there the satisfying of the gods, seers, and ancestors is to be done with Yajus verses.
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NarP 1 124.29
ऋषीणां पूजनं चापि स्वशाखोक्तविधानतः । बहवृचैस्तु चतुर्द्वश्यां सामगैर्भाद्रगे करे ॥ नर्प्_१,१२४।२७ ॥ रक्षाविधानं च तथा कर्तव्यं विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ नर्प्_१,१२४।२८ ॥ सिद्धार्थाक्षतराजिकाश्च विधृता रक्तांशुकांशे सिताः कौसुंभेन च तन्तुनाथ सलिलैः प्रक्षाल्य कांस्ये धृताः । गन्धाद्यैरभिपूज्य देवनिकरान्संप्रार्थ्य विष्ण्वादिकान्बध्नीयाद्द्विजहस्ततः प्रमुदितो नत्वा प्रकोष्ठे स्वके
ṛṣīṇāṃ pūjanaṃ cāpi svaśākhoktavidhānataḥ / bahavṛcaistu caturdvaśyāṃ sāmagairbhādrage kare // narp_1,124.27 // rakṣāvidhānaṃ ca tathā kartavyaṃ vidhipūrvakam // narp_1,124.28 // siddhārthākṣatarājikāśca vidhṛtā raktāṃśukāṃśe sitāḥ kausuṃbhena ca tantunātha salilaiḥ prakṣālya kāṃsye dhṛtāḥ / gandhādyairabhipūjya devanikarānsaṃprārthya viṣṇvādikānbadhnīyāddvijahastataḥ pramudito natvā prakoṣṭhe svake
And the worship of the seers too, according to the rule stated in one's own (Vedic) branch — by the Ṛgvedins on the fourteenth, by the Sāmavedins in Bhādrapada under (the asterism) Hasta. And likewise the rite of the protective amulet is to be performed according to the prescribed manner. White mustard, unbroken rice grains, and black mustard seeds are held in a piece of red cloth, and threads (dyed) with safflower; then, having washed them with water, they are kept in a bronze vessel; having worshipped them with perfumes and the rest and having entreated the host of gods, Viṣṇu and the others, let him, delighted, bow and have (the amulet) bound on his own forearm by the hand of a brahmin.
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NarP 1 124.30
ततस्तु दक्षिणां दत्वा द्विजेभ्यो ऽध्यायमाचरेत् । विसृज्य च ऋषीन्सप्त धारयेद्ब्रह्मसूत्रकम्
tatastu dakṣiṇāṃ datvā dvijebhyo 'dhyāyamācaret / visṛjya ca ṛṣīnsapta dhārayedbrahmasūtrakam
Then, having given the fee to the brahmins, he should recite the lesson; and having dismissed the seven seers, he should put on the sacred thread,
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NarP 1 124.31
रञ्जितं कुङ्कुमाद्यैश्च नवीनं निर्मितं स्वयम् । शक्त्या संभोज्य विप्राग्र्यानेकभुक्तं समाचरेत्
rañjitaṃ kuṅkumādyaiśca navīnaṃ nirmitaṃ svayam / śaktyā saṃbhojya viprāgryānekabhuktaṃ samācaret
newly made by himself and dyed with saffron and the like; having fed the foremost brahmins according to his means, he should himself eat but once (that day).
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NarP 1 124.32
कृते ह्यस्मिन्व्रते विप्र वार्षिकं कर्मं वैदिकम् । विस्मृतं विधिहीनं च न कृतं सुकृतं भवेत्
kṛte hyasminvrate vipra vārṣikaṃ karmaṃ vaidikam / vismṛtaṃ vidhihīnaṃ ca na kṛtaṃ sukṛtaṃ bhavet
For when this observance has been performed, O brahmin, the yearly Vedic rite that has been forgotten, or done without proper procedure, or not done at all, becomes well done.
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NarP 1 124.33
प्रौष्ठपद्यां पौर्णमास्यामुमामाहेश्वरव्रतम् । एकभुक्तश्च यस्तां तु शिवं संपूज्य यत्नतः
prauṣṭhapadyāṃ paurṇamāsyāmumāmāheśvaravratam / ekabhuktaśca yastāṃ tu śivaṃ saṃpūjya yatnataḥ
On the full-moon day of Prauṣṭhapada (Bhādrapada) is the Umā-Māheśvara observance; and he who (keeps) it eating once, having carefully worshipped Śiva,
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NarP 1 124.34
कृताञ्जलिः प्रार्थयेच्छ्वः करिष्ये च व्रतं प्रभो । एवं विज्ञाप्य देवं तु गृह्णीयाद्व्रतमुत्तमम्
kṛtāñjaliḥ prārthayecchvaḥ kariṣye ca vrataṃ prabho / evaṃ vijñāpya devaṃ tu gṛhṇīyādvratamuttamam
should with joined palms entreat (him): "Tomorrow, O Lord, I shall perform the observance." Having thus informed the god, he should undertake the excellent observance.
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NarP 1 124.35
रात्रौ देवान्तिके सुप्त्वा उत्थायापरयामके । कृतमैत्रादिनित्यस्तु भस्मरुद्राक्षधृक् ततः
rātrau devāntike suptvā utthāyāparayāmake / kṛtamaitrādinityastu bhasmarudrākṣadhṛk tataḥ
Having slept at night near the god, and having risen in the last watch, he performs the daily duties beginning with (the rite of) friendliness, and then, wearing ash and rudrākṣa beads,
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NarP 1 124.36
पूजयेच्छङ्करं सम्यगुपचारैः पृथग्विधैः । बिल्वपत्रैः सुगन्धाढ्येर्ंनैवेद्यैर्धूपदीपकैः
pūjayecchaṅkaraṃ samyagupacāraiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ / bilvapatraiḥ sugandhāḍhyerṃnaivedyairdhūpadīpakaiḥ
he should worship Śaṅkara properly with the various offerings of service, with bilva leaves rich in fragrance, with food offerings, incense and lamps.
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NarP 1 124.37
ततश्चोपवसेद्विद्वानाप्रदोषं विन्धूदये । पुनः संपूज्य तत्रैव रात्रौ जागरणं चरेत्
tataścopavasedvidvānāpradoṣaṃ vindhūdaye / punaḥ saṃpūjya tatraiva rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ caret
And then the learned man should fast until evening, at moonrise; having worshipped again in that very place, he should keep vigil through the night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.38
एवं पञ्चदशाब्दान्तं कृत्वा व्रतमतन्द्रितः । वर्षे वर्षे तदुत्सर्गे विदध्याद्विधिपूर्वकम्
evaṃ pañcadaśābdāntaṃ kṛtvā vratamatandritaḥ / varṣe varṣe tadutsarge vidadhyādvidhipūrvakam
Having thus performed the observance untiringly to the end of fifteen years, year by year, at its conclusion he should carry it out according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.39
उमायाश्च महेशस्य सौवर्णी प्रतिमाद्वयम् । हैमा रौप्या मृन्मयाश्च घटाः पञ्चदशोत्तमाः
umāyāśca maheśasya sauvarṇī pratimādvayam / haimā raupyā mṛnmayāśca ghaṭāḥ pañcadaśottamāḥ
A pair of golden images, of Umā and of Maheśa; and fifteen excellent pots, of gold, of silver, and of clay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.40
तत्रैकस्मिन्घटे स्थाप्यं सवस्त्रं प्रतिमाद्वयम् । पञ्चामृतेन संस्राप्य जलैः शुद्धैस्ततोर्ऽचयेत्
tatraikasminghaṭe sthāpyaṃ savastraṃ pratimādvayam / pañcāmṛtena saṃsrāpya jalaiḥ śuddhaistator'cayet
In one of those pots the pair of images is to be placed, together with cloth; having bathed them with the five ambrosias, he should then worship them with pure water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.41
उपचारैः षोडशभिस्ततः पञ्चदश द्विजान् । भोजयेच्चैव मिष्टान्नैर्दद्यात्तेभ्यश्च दक्षिणाम्
upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhistataḥ pañcadaśa dvijān / bhojayeccaiva miṣṭānnairdadyāttebhyaśca dakṣiṇām
With the sixteen services (of worship); then one should feed fifteen brahmins with sweet food and give them a sacrificial fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.42
कुंभमेकैकमीशस्य मूर्त्याढ्यं गुरवेर्ऽपयेत् । एवं कृत्वा व्रतं चैव उमामाहेश्वराभिधम्
kuṃbhamekaikamīśasya mūrtyāḍhyaṃ guraver'payet / evaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ caiva umāmāheśvarābhidham
He should present to the teacher one pot each, furnished with an image of Īśa (Śiva). Having performed the vow thus, (the vow) called Umā-Māheśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.43
जायते भुवि विख्यातो निधानं सर्वसंपदाम् । अथास्मिन्नेव दिवसे शक्रव्रतमपि स्मृतम्
jāyate bhuvi vikhyāto nidhānaṃ sarvasaṃpadām / athāsminneva divase śakravratamapi smṛtam
he becomes renowned on earth, a treasury of all prosperity. Now on this very same day the vow of Śakra (Indra) too is taught.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.44
प्रातः स्नात्वा विधानेन संपूज्य सुरनायकम् । गन्धाद्यैंरुपचारैस्तु नैवेद्यानां च राशिभिः
prātaḥ snātvā vidhānena saṃpūjya suranāyakam / gandhādyaiṃrupacāraistu naivedyānāṃ ca rāśibhiḥ
Having bathed at dawn, having worshipped according to rule the lord of the gods with services beginning with fragrant paste and with heaps of food-offerings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.45
ततो निमन्त्रितान्विप्रान्संभोज्य विधिवद्द्विज । समागतांस्तथैवान्यान्दीनानाथांश्च भोजयेत्
tato nimantritānviprānsaṃbhojya vidhivaddvija / samāgatāṃstathaivānyāndīnānāthāṃśca bhojayet
then, having fed the invited brahmins according to rule, O twice-born, he should likewise feed the others who have come, and the poor and the helpless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.46
एतच्छक्रव्रतं विप्र कर्तव्यं प्रतिवार्षिकम् । राज्ञा वा धनिनान्येन धान्यनिष्पत्तिमिच्छता
etacchakravrataṃ vipra kartavyaṃ prativārṣikam / rājñā vā dhaninānyena dhānyaniṣpattimicchatā
This vow of Śakra, O brahmin, is to be performed year after year by a king, or by any other wealthy man who desires a yield of grain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.47
आश्विने मासि पूर्णायां व्रतं कोजागराभिधम् । तेन स्नात्वा विधानेन सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः
āśvine māsi pūrṇāyāṃ vrataṃ kojāgarābhidham / tena snātvā vidhānena sopavāso jitendriyaḥ
In the month of Āśvina, on the full-moon day, (falls) the vow called Kojāgara. On that (day), having bathed according to rule, fasting, with senses subdued,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.48
लक्ष्मीमभ्यर्च्य सौवर्णीं घटे संस्थाप्य ताम्रजे । मृन्मये वा सवस्त्रान्तामुपचारैः पृथग्विधम्
lakṣmīmabhyarcya sauvarṇīṃ ghaṭe saṃsthāpya tāmraje / mṛnmaye vā savastrāntāmupacāraiḥ pṛthagvidham
having worshipped a golden Lakṣmī, setting her, clothed at the edges, on a pot of copper or of clay, with the several services each in its own manner —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.49
ततः सायन्तने काले ऽभ्युदिते तारकाधिपे । हैमान्रौप्यान्मृन्मयान्वा घृतपूर्णान्प्रदीपयेत्
tataḥ sāyantane kāle 'bhyudite tārakādhipe / haimānraupyānmṛnmayānvā ghṛtapūrṇānpradīpayet
then at evening time, when the lord of the stars (the moon) has risen, he should light lamps of gold, of silver, or of clay, filled with ghee —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.50
लक्षं तदर्धमयुतं सहस्रं शतमेव वा । घृतशर्करसंमिश्रं विपाच्य बहु पायसम्
lakṣaṃ tadardhamayutaṃ sahasraṃ śatameva vā / ghṛtaśarkarasaṃmiśraṃ vipācya bahu pāyasam
a hundred thousand, half that, ten thousand, a thousand, or even a hundred; and having cooked much milk-rice mixed with ghee and sugar,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.51
बहुपात्रेषु संस्थाप्य कौमुद्यां शीतदीधितेः । याममात्रे गते रात्र्या लक्ष्म्यै तद्विनिवेदयेत्
bahupātreṣu saṃsthāpya kaumudyāṃ śītadīdhiteḥ / yāmamātre gate rātryā lakṣmyai tadvinivedayet
setting it in many vessels, on the moonlit (full-moon) night of the cool-rayed one, when just one watch of the night has passed, he should offer it to Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.52
ततः संभोजयेत्तेन विप्रान्भक्त्या ततश्च तैः । सहैव जागरं कुर्य्यान्नृत्यगीतसुमङ्गलैः
tataḥ saṃbhojayettena viprānbhaktyā tataśca taiḥ / sahaiva jāgaraṃ kuryyānnṛtyagītasumaṅgalaiḥ
Then with that he should feed the brahmins with devotion, and together with them he should keep the vigil with dancing, singing, and auspicious rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.53
ततो ऽरुणोदये स्नात्वा तां मूर्तिं गुरवेर्ऽपयेत् । अस्यां रात्रौ महालक्ष्मीर्वराभयकरांबुजा
tato 'ruṇodaye snātvā tāṃ mūrtiṃ guraver'payet / asyāṃ rātrau mahālakṣmīrvarābhayakarāṃbujā
Then at daybreak, having bathed, he should present that image to the teacher. On this night Mahālakṣmī, with the boon- and safety-gestures in her lotus hands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.54
निशीथे चरते लोके को जागर्तिं धरातले । तस्मै वित्तं प्रयच्छामि जाग्रते पूजकाय मे
niśīthe carate loke ko jāgartiṃ dharātale / tasmai vittaṃ prayacchāmi jāgrate pūjakāya me
moves about among people at midnight: "Who is awake on the surface of the earth? To him, to my worshipper who is awake, I grant wealth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.55
वर्षे वर्षे कृतं चैतद्व्रतं लक्ष्मीप्रतोषणम् । समृद्धिमैहिकीं दद्याद्द्वेहान्ते पारलौकिकीम्
varṣe varṣe kṛtaṃ caitadvrataṃ lakṣmīpratoṣaṇam / samṛddhimaihikīṃ dadyāddvehānte pāralaukikīm
And this vow, performed year after year, which gratifies Lakṣmī, grants prosperity in this world, and, at the body's end, prosperity in the world beyond.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.56
कार्तिक्यां पूर्णिमायां तु कुर्यात्कार्तिकदर्शनम् । विप्रत्वलब्धये भूयः सर्वशत्रुजयाय च
kārtikyāṃ pūrṇimāyāṃ tu kuryātkārtikadarśanam / vipratvalabdhaye bhūyaḥ sarvaśatrujayāya ca
But on the Kārttika full-moon day one should perform the viewing of Kārttika, for the obtaining of brahminhood again, and for victory over all enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 124.57
अत्रैव दीपदानेन विधेयस्त्रिपुरोत्सवः । निशामुखे द्विजश्रेष्ठ सर्वजीवसुखावहः
atraiva dīpadānena vidheyastripurotsavaḥ / niśāmukhe dvijaśreṣṭha sarvajīvasukhāvahaḥ
On this same (day), by the giving of lamps, the Tripura festival is to be held at nightfall, O best of the twice-born — (a festival) that brings happiness to all living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.60
कीटाः पतङ्गा मशकाश्च वृक्षा जले स्थले ये विचरन्ति जीवाः । दृष्ट्वा प्रदीपान्नहि ते ऽपि जन्मिनः पुनश्च मुक्तिं हि लभन्त एव च ॥ नर्प्_१,१२४।५८ ॥ अत्र चन्द्रोदये विप्र संपूज्याः कृत्तिकाश्च षट् ॥ नर्प्_१,१२४।५९ ॥ कार्तिकेयस्तथा खड्गी वरुणश्च हुताशनः । गन्धपुष्पैस्तथा धूपदीपैर्नैवेद्येविस्तरैः
kīṭāḥ pataṅgā maśakāśca vṛkṣā jale sthale ye vicaranti jīvāḥ / dṛṣṭvā pradīpānnahi te 'pi janminaḥ punaśca muktiṃ hi labhanta eva ca // narp_1,124.58 // atra candrodaye vipra saṃpūjyāḥ kṛttikāśca ṣaṭ // narp_1,124.59 // kārtikeyastathā khaḍgī varuṇaśca hutāśanaḥ / gandhapuṣpaistathā dhūpadīpairnaivedyevistaraiḥ
Worms, moths and mosquitoes, and trees, and the creatures that move in water and on land — even those born beings, having seen the lamps, do indeed again attain release. // 58 // Here at moonrise, O brahmin, the six Kṛttikās are to be worshipped, // 59 // and Kārttikeya, and the sword-bearer, and Varuṇa and Agni, with fragrant paste and flowers, and with incense, lamps and abundant food-offerings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.61
परमान्नैः फलैः शाकैर्वह्निब्राह्मणतर्पणैः । एवं देवान्समभ्यर्च्य दीपो देयो गृहाद्बहिः
paramānnaiḥ phalaiḥ śākairvahnibrāhmaṇatarpaṇaiḥ / evaṃ devānsamabhyarcya dīpo deyo gṛhādbahiḥ
with milk-rice, fruits and vegetables, and with the gratification of the fire and of brahmins. Having thus worshipped the gods, a lamp is to be set outside the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.62
दीपोपान्ते तथा गर्तश्चतुरस्रो मनोहरः । चतुर्द्दंशाङ्गुलः कार्यः सेच्यश्चदनवारिणा
dīpopānte tathā gartaścaturasro manoharaḥ / caturddaṃśāṅgulaḥ kāryaḥ secyaścadanavāriṇā
And beside the lamp a pleasing square pit fourteen finger-breadths (across) is to be made, and it is to be sprinkled with sandal-water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.63
गवां क्षीरेण संपूर्य हैमं तत्र विनिक्षिपेत् । मुक्तानेत्रसमायुक्तं मत्स्यं सर्वाङ्गशोभनम्
gavāṃ kṣīreṇa saṃpūrya haimaṃ tatra vinikṣipet / muktānetrasamāyuktaṃ matsyaṃ sarvāṅgaśobhanam
Having filled (the pit) with cows' milk, he should place in it a golden fish, fitted with pearls for eyes, beautiful in all its parts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.64
महामत्स्याय च नम इति मन्त्रं समुच्चरन् । गन्धाद्यैस्तत्र संपूज्य द्विजाय प्रतिपादयेत्
mahāmatsyāya ca nama iti mantraṃ samuccaran / gandhādyaistatra saṃpūjya dvijāya pratipādayet
Uttering the mantra "and homage to the Great Fish," and having worshipped (it) there with perfumes and the rest, he should present it to a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.65
क्षीरसागरदानं ते मयोक्तं द्विजसत्तम । दानस्यास्य प्रभावेण मोदते हरिसन्निधौ
kṣīrasāgaradānaṃ te mayoktaṃ dvijasattama / dānasyāsya prabhāveṇa modate harisannidhau
The gift of the Ocean of Milk has been declared to you, O best of the twice-born; by the power of this gift (the giver) rejoices in Hari's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.66
अत्र कृत्त्वा वृषोत्सर्गं व्रतं नक्तं च नारद । रुद्रलोकमवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
atra kṛttvā vṛṣotsargaṃ vrataṃ naktaṃ ca nārada / rudralokamavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Having performed here the release of a bull, and the nakta vow, O Nārada, he attains the world of Rudra; no doubt is to be entertained in this matter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.67
मार्गशीर्ष्या पूर्णिमायां स्वर्णाढ्यं लवणाढकम् । देवं विप्राय शान्ताय सर्वकामसमृद्धये
mārgaśīrṣyā pūrṇimāyāṃ svarṇāḍhyaṃ lavaṇāḍhakam / devaṃ viprāya śāntāya sarvakāmasamṛddhaye
Then, on the full-moon day of Mārgaśīrṣa, (he should give) an āḍhaka-measure of salt enriched with gold, and an image of the god, to a peaceable brahmin, for the abundance of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 124.68
इदं जगत्पुरा लक्ष्म्या त्यक्तमासीत्ततो हरिः । पुरन्दरश्च सोमश्च तथा तिष्यो बृहस्पतिः
idaṃ jagatpurā lakṣmyā tyaktamāsīttato hariḥ / purandaraśca somaśca tathā tiṣyo bṛhaspatiḥ
Formerly this world was abandoned by Lakṣmī; then Hari, and Purandara (Indra), and Soma, and Tiṣya (Puṣya), and Bṛhaspati—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.69
पञ्चैते पुष्ययुक्तायां पौर्णमास्यां जगद्बलात् । अलङ्कृतं पुनश्चकुः सौभाग्योत्सवकेलिभिः
pañcaite puṣyayuktāyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ jagadbalāt / alaṅkṛtaṃ punaścakuḥ saubhāgyotsavakelibhiḥ
these five, on the full-moon day joined with Puṣya, by (their) power made the world adorned once again with the sports and festivities of good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.70
तस्मान्नरः पुष्ययोगे सर्वसौभाग्यवृद्धये । गौरसर्षपकल्केन समालभ्य स्वकां तनुम्
tasmānnaraḥ puṣyayoge sarvasaubhāgyavṛddhaye / gaurasarṣapakalkena samālabhya svakāṃ tanum
Therefore a man, at the conjunction with Puṣya, for the increase of all good fortune, having anointed his own body with a paste of white mustard,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.71
स्नायात्सर्वौंषधिजलैर्धारयेच्च नवांशुके । दृष्ट्वा च मङ्गलं द्रव्यं स्पृष्ट्वा नत्वा ततोर्ऽचयेत्
snāyātsarvauṃṣadhijalairdhārayecca navāṃśuke / dṛṣṭvā ca maṅgalaṃ dravyaṃ spṛṣṭvā natvā tator'cayet
should bathe with water containing all the herbs, and should put on new garments; and having seen an auspicious object, touched it and bowed to it, he should then worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.72
हरिशक्रेन्दुपुष्येज्यान्गन्धाद्यरुपचारकैः । विधाय होमं विप्रांश्च तर्पयेत्पायसाशनैः
hariśakrendupuṣyejyāngandhādyarupacārakaiḥ / vidhāya homaṃ viprāṃśca tarpayetpāyasāśanaiḥ
(He should worship) Hari, Śakra, the Moon, Puṣya, and Bṛhaspati with perfumes and other articles of service; and having performed the fire-offering, he should gratify brahmins with meals of milk-rice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.73
एतत्कृत्वा व्रतं विप्र रमाप्रीतिविवर्द्धनम् । अलक्ष्मीनाशनं चैव मोदतेह परत्र च
etatkṛtvā vrataṃ vipra ramāprītivivarddhanam / alakṣmīnāśanaṃ caiva modateha paratra ca
Having performed this vow, O brahmin, which increases the favour of Ramā (Lakṣmī) and destroys ill-fortune, he rejoices here and hereafter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.74
पौर्णमास्यां ततो माध्यां तिलकार्पासकंबलम् । रत्नानि कञ्चुकोष्णीषपादत्राणानि वा धनम्
paurṇamāsyāṃ tato mādhyāṃ tilakārpāsakaṃbalam / ratnāni kañcukoṣṇīṣapādatrāṇāni vā dhanam
Then, on the full-moon day of Māgha, sesame, cotton, a blanket, jewels, or a jacket, turban and footwear, or money—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.75
दत्वा प्रमोदते स्वर्गे दानं वित्तानुसारतः । यस्त्वत्र शङ्करं देवं पूजयेद्विधिपूर्वकम्
datvā pramodate svarge dānaṃ vittānusārataḥ / yastvatra śaṅkaraṃ devaṃ pūjayedvidhipūrvakam
having given (these) in accordance with his wealth, he rejoices in heaven. And whoever here worships the god Śaṅkara according to the prescribed rule,
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NarP 1 124.76
सो ऽश्वमेधफलं प्राप्यविष्णुलोके महीयते । फआल्गुने पूर्णिमायां तु होलिकापूजनं मतम्
so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ prāpyaviṣṇuloke mahīyate / phaālgune pūrṇimāyāṃ tu holikāpūjanaṃ matam
he, gaining the fruit of a horse-sacrifice, is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu. But on the full-moon day in Phālguna the worship of Holikā is enjoined.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.77
संचयं सर्वकाष्ठानामुपलानां च कारयेत् । तत्राग्निं विधिवद्ध्रुत्वा रक्षोघ्नैर्मन्त्रविस्तरैः
saṃcayaṃ sarvakāṣṭhānāmupalānāṃ ca kārayet / tatrāgniṃ vidhivaddhrutvā rakṣoghnairmantravistaraiḥ
He should have a heap made of all kinds of wood and of dung-cakes; having duly offered the fire-oblation there with a full array of demon-destroying mantras,
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NarP 1 124.78
"असृक्पाभयसंत्रस्तैः कृता त्वं होलि बालिशैः । अतस्त्वां पूजयिष्यामि भूते भूतिप्रदा भव"
"asṛkpābhayasaṃtrastaiḥ kṛtā tvaṃ holi bāliśaiḥ / atastvāṃ pūjayiṣyāmi bhūte bhūtipradā bhava"
"O Holi, you were made by childish folk terrified with fear of the blood-drinker; therefore I shall worship you—O spirit, be a giver of prosperity."
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NarP 1 124.79
इति मन्त्रेण सन्दीप्य काष्ठादिक्षेपणैस्ततः । परिक्रम्योत्सवः कार्य्यो गीतवादित्रनिःस्वनैः
iti mantreṇa sandīpya kāṣṭhādikṣepaṇaistataḥ / parikramyotsavaḥ kāryyo gītavāditraniḥsvanaiḥ
Having kindled (the heap) with this mantra by throwing on wood and the rest, one should then circumambulate it and hold the festival with the sounds of song and musical instruments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.80
होलिका राक्षसी चेयं प्रह्लादभयदायिनी । ततस्तां प्रदहॄन्त्येवं काष्ठाद्यैर्गीतमङ्गलैः
holikā rākṣasī ceyaṃ prahlādabhayadāyinī / tatastāṃ pradahṝntyevaṃ kāṣṭhādyairgītamaṅgalaiḥ
And this Holikā is a demoness, the one who caused fear to Prahlāda; therefore they burn her up in this way with wood and the rest, amid songs and auspicious acts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.81
संवत्सरस्य दाहो ऽयं कामदाहो मतान्तरे । इति जानीहि विप्रेन्द्र लोके स्थितिरनेकधा
saṃvatsarasya dāho 'yaṃ kāmadāho matāntare / iti jānīhi viprendra loke sthitiranekadhā
This is the burning of the (old) year; in another opinion it is the burning of Kāma. Know this, O chief of brahmins: in the world practice is of many kinds.
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NarP 1 124.82
पक्षान्ते द्वे पृथग्वैवे ततो ऽमाव्रतमुच्यते । पृथक्छृणुष्व मे विप्र पितॄणामतिवल्लभम्
pakṣānte dve pṛthagvaive tato 'māvratamucyate / pṛthakchṛṇuṣva me vipra pitṝṇāmativallabham
At the end of the (two) fortnights, the two (are treated) separately; then the new-moon vow is declared. Hear from me separately, O brahmin, (that vow) which is exceedingly dear to the ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 124.83
चैत्रवैशाखयोस्तत्र दर्शे पितृसमर्चनम् । पार्वणेन विधानेन श्राद्धं वित्तानुसारतः
caitravaiśākhayostatra darśe pitṛsamarcanam / pārvaṇena vidhānena śrāddhaṃ vittānusārataḥ
There, in (the months of) Caitra and Vaiśākha, on the new-moon day, (one should perform) the worship of the ancestors, and a śrāddha according to the pārvaṇa procedure, in keeping with (one's) means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.84
द्विजानां भोजनं दानं गवादीनां विशेषतः । सर्वमासेष्वमायां वै बहुपुण्यप्रदं यतः
dvijānāṃ bhojanaṃ dānaṃ gavādīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ / sarvamāseṣvamāyāṃ vai bahupuṇyapradaṃ yataḥ
Feeding of brahmins, and the giving of cows and the like especially — (this is to be done) on the new-moon day in all months, since it bestows much merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.85
ज्येष्ठामायां व्रतं प्रोक्तं सावित्र्याः कस्य नारद । विधानं ज्येष्ठपूर्णावदिहापि परिकीर्तितम्
jyeṣṭhāmāyāṃ vrataṃ proktaṃ sāvitryāḥ kasya nārada / vidhānaṃ jyeṣṭhapūrṇāvadihāpi parikīrtitam
On the new moon of Jyeṣṭha, the observance of Sāvitrī is prescribed — for whom, Nārada? The procedure has been declared here too, as for the full moon of Jyeṣṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 124.86
शुचौ नभसि भाद्रे च मासे पूर्णान्तिके द्विज । पितृश्राद्धं दानहोमसुरार्चानन्त्यश्नुते
śucau nabhasi bhādre ca māse pūrṇāntike dvija / pitṛśrāddhaṃ dānahomasurārcānantyaśnute
In (the months of) Śuci (Āṣāḍha), Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa) and Bhādra, O twice-born, at the end of the full moon, (one who performs) the śrāddha for the ancestors, giving, oblation and worship of the gods attains endlessness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 124.87
भाद्रदर्शे ऽपराह्ने तु तिलक्षेत्रसमुद्भवान् । विरिञ्चिमनुनामन्त्र्य हुंफट् छिन्नान्कुशान् द्विज
bhādradarśe 'parāhne tu tilakṣetrasamudbhavān / viriñcimanunāmantrya huṃphaṭ chinnānkuśān dvija
But on the new moon of Bhādra, in the afternoon, (one should take) kuśa grasses grown in a sesame field, invoke them with the mantra of Viriñci (Brahmā), and cut them with (the syllables) huṃ phaṭ, O twice-born.
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NarP 1 124.88
सर्वदा सर्वकार्येषु योजयेदेकदापरान् । इषामायां विशेषण पितॄणां श्राद्धतर्पणम्
sarvadā sarvakāryeṣu yojayedekadāparān / iṣāmāyāṃ viśeṣaṇa pitṝṇāṃ śrāddhatarpaṇam
Always, in all rites, one should employ them (the kuśas) once and again; on the new moon of Iṣa (Āśvina) especially, the śrāddha and libation for the ancestors —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 124.89
विधेयं जाह्नवीतोये मुक्तिदं च गयास्थले । ऊर्ज्जामायां दीपदानं देवा गारगृहेषु च
vidheyaṃ jāhnavītoye muktidaṃ ca gayāsthale / ūrjjāmāyāṃ dīpadānaṃ devā gāragṛheṣu ca
— is to be performed in the water of the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā), and at the place of Gayā it gives liberation. On the new moon of Ūrja (Kārttika), (there should be) the giving of lamps in the houses of the gods, and in cowsheds,
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NarP 1 124.90
नद्यारामतडागेषु चैत्यगोष्ठापणेषु च । समर्चनं तथा लक्ष्म्याः स्वर्णरौप्ये कृताकृते
nadyārāmataḍāgeṣu caityagoṣṭhāpaṇeṣu ca / samarcanaṃ tathā lakṣmyāḥ svarṇaraupye kṛtākṛte
and by rivers, gardens and tanks, and at shrines, cow-pens and shops; likewise the worship of Lakṣmī in gold and silver, wrought and unwrought.
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NarP 1 124.91
द्यूतं च वर्षफलदं जये चापिपराजये । गवां पूजात्र विहिता शृङ्गाद्यङ्गानुरञ्जनैः
dyūtaṃ ca varṣaphaladaṃ jaye cāpiparājaye / gavāṃ pūjātra vihitā śṛṅgādyaṅgānurañjanaiḥ
And gambling (is done then), which yields the fruit of the year, in victory and also in defeat. Here the worship of cows is enjoined, by colouring their horns and other limbs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.92
यवसान्नादिदानैश्च नमस्कारप्रदक्षिणैः । मार्गे ऽपि पितृपूजा स्याच्छ्रद्धैर्ब्राह्मणभोजनैः
yavasānnādidānaiśca namaskārapradakṣiṇaiḥ / mārge 'pi pitṛpūjā syācchraddhairbrāhmaṇabhojanaiḥ
and by gifts of fodder, food and the like, with salutations and circumambulations. In Mārga (Mārgaśīrṣa) too there should be worship of the ancestors, with śrāddhas and feedings of brahmins,
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NarP 1 124.93
ब्रह्मचर्यादि नियमैर्जपहोमार्चनादिभिः । पौषे माघे च विप्रेन्द्र पितृश्राद्धं फलाधिकम्
brahmacaryādi niyamairjapahomārcanādibhiḥ / pauṣe māghe ca viprendra pitṛśrāddhaṃ phalādhikam
with observances such as chastity, with muttered prayer, oblation, worship and the like. And in Pauṣa and Māgha, O best of brahmins, the śrāddha for the ancestors is of greater fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 124.94
अमायां कर्णपातार्कयुक्तायां तु गयाधिकम् । फआल्गुने केवलं श्राद्धं द्विजानां भोजनं तथा
amāyāṃ karṇapātārkayuktāyāṃ tu gayādhikam / phaālgune kevalaṃ śrāddhaṃ dvijānāṃ bhojanaṃ tathā
But on a new moon joined with the sun('s entry) at the ear-fall(?), it is greater than (a rite at) Gayā. In Phālguna (there is) only the śrāddha and likewise the feeding of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain